NEW YORK—When you tune into the U.S. Open this year, you won’t have to reach for your remote as often as in years past. ESPN has taken over as the sole tournament broadcaster, from draw ceremony to trophy presentation. (With one notable omission: Qualifying matches, which were previously shown on

“Can I just start by saying how much I appreciate your punctuality? I’m very particular when it comes to being on time, so I appreciate when other people are as well.” Through two decades of promise and potential, trials and tribulations, Mirjana Lucic-Baroni remains a consummate professional. The former world

by Jackie Roe, TW Social Director Evening, TWibe! Time’s a-wastin’, so let’s get started. All Indian Wells attendees, don’t forget about our TW gathering on Friday, 3/9. We’ll be meeting in the lobby/bar area at the Renaissance Esmeralda Hotel, starting around 9 PM. Hope everyone can make it! If you’d

(Hi everyone - Ed McGrogan here with a quick Monday Net Post before I head back down to lovely Forest Hills, NY. I was upstate this weekend, visiting two other lovely towns - Whitesboro and Geneseo - before traveling to a much more boisterous western town, Orchard Park. Many of

PARIS—The faithful stood, chanting Laurent Lokoli’s name, stamping their feet, shaking the flag of Lokoli’s native Corsica, the Bandera Testa Mora (Flag with Head of Maure), before their hero even walked out onto the court for the warm-up. The white flag bears the profile of a black man, hair girded

99604358 by Pete Bodo Howdy. Have your eyes adjusted to green yet, after so many hours spent staring at the scuffed orange surface of all those European clay courts? Frankly, I was surprised that Rafael Nadal did not pull out of the tournament at Queen's Club, given the number of

*103973363 by Pete Bodo NEW YORK—If you perused the press notes this morning, you might have been inclined to send Vera Zvonareva a note of condolence even before she took to the court this afternoon for her U.S. Open semifinal against Caroline Wozniacki. Zvonareva's opponent had been hard at work

(Ed. note: This is the last dispatch from our man in Shanghai, Miguel Seabra. You won't find a more well-informed analysis about some of the issues percolating beneath the surface of the ATP at the moment than this one - PB) Before I left Shanghai to head back home, I

One of the biggest stories in tennis over the past few decades has been the globalization of the game. And one of the great drivers of that expansion, as well as one of its prime beneficiaries, has been the Davis Cup. This year’s Davis Cup final, where Serbia will host

We’re all entitled to vent a little bit now and then, and there’s always something sufficiently irritating to get our noses out of joint—especially if we (unwisely) focus on or obsess about the behavior, thing, or person instead of merely pretending it doesn’t exist. So let’s do just that, shall

by Pete Bodo World No. 53 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez wins the Thailand Open—only the second title of his career—after sending shock waves through the tennis world with an upset of Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. The top stars of the WTA take a pass on the fall journey to Asia; the

They define themselves not by words, which they distrust, but by actions, which they embody. They accomplish their greatest deeds by themselves, with extraordinary, singular focus. “I do it, I do it right, and I do it right now.” This was Jimmy Connors, explaining his philosophy than a month after

*Bondarenkos by Bobby Chintapalli, TW Contributing Editor You know the women’s singles draw is interesting when the half we’re really watching isn’t the one with the Williamses or even the Radwanskas but the one with the Bondarenkos. It’s gotten so much attention you’d think it has everyone but Venus, Serena

by Pete Bodo File it under the heading, How Far the Mighty Hath Fallen—the ATP website had this strangely hysterical headline running on its home page carousel: Murray's Back! Scot Snaps Losing Streak. . . It's not that I don't wish Murray all the best, or took any pleasure out

I have to admit that the first thing I thought this morning when I learned that Justine Henin has announced her retirement from tennis was that she'd decided to enter the contemplative orders. I've often called her the Sister of No Mercy, because of her nearly religious degree of dedication

NEW YORK—A player over 30, even a spectacularly successful one, inevitably faces a series of unnerving challenges unknown to the young, gifted, and frisky. Serena Williams met one of them on Arthur Ashe Stadium today, in the shape of the youngster designated by pundits as her successor as the leading

MELBOURNE, Australia -- The opponent was different, the match three rounds earlier. Still, the result gave Novak Djokovic a familiar feeling, and another chance to rip off his shirt in celebration. Djokovic needed just over 5 hours to beat Stanislas Wawrinka 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 12-10 in a fourth-round

On the surface of split decisions, Richard Gasquet plays his most complete game. The Frenchman celebrated his 28th birthday with an opening-round win over Bernard Tomic earlier this week and kept the party popping with a 6-4, 6-2 defeat of Denis Istomin to reach his third Eastbourne final today. Though

Bassam Beidas was a three-time All-American at Pepperdine University, and his 76 career dual victories are tied for seventh on the the school's all-time list. After college, Beidas played in the pros and reached a career high-ranking of No. 499. Recently, Beidas decided to call his tennis career quits at

Each month, Ravi Ubha will reveal his latest assessment of the tours in the TENNIS.com Top 25. This list is not a reflection of actual ranking points gained or lost, but a combination of each player's current form and past pedigree—along the lines of the Top 25 polls in U.S.